Homeowners and businesses across the country are powering up Christmas light displays that show off their creativity and love of the holiday season. If you live in Upstate, South Carolina, or plan to visit soon, here is a list of the best Christmas light displays in Spartanburg and Greenville to visit during the holiday season.
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*Updated for 2022, but, please be sure to check links for any changes due to weather, etc.*

*Newly Added! 2022*
*Submitted listing from homeowner – Nilmeier Family Light Show is up using Xlights Software. 7500 pixel.lights with singing animations. The theme this year is 80 songs with Christmas Lyrics. 500 hours into coding to bring an exciting and memorable experience. Will have drone footage next week. Show runs Monday thru Thursday to PM and Friday and Saturday 10PM or 11PM based on traffic. Tune to 95.5 FM sit back and enjoy and come see us at 292 Autumn Glen Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29303.
Whitemarsh Christmas Nightly 6-9 PM until New Years! “Tune to 88.1 to hear the projector running on the side of the house. Drop a letter to Santa in the mailbox, grab a candy cane out of Santa’s boot and take a picture as an elf or Santa. Please stay on the sidewalk or within the lighted walkway through the grass. Follow our page for weather related show changes or cancellations. Enjoy and Merry Christmas from the Anthony’s!” 902 Whitemarsh Avenue in Simpsonville.
Light Shows Provided by Homeowners
*Submitted Listing – “There’s an amazing drive-thru light display on Lovers Lane Road, Union, SC 29379. Mr. Clyde Seymore fully decorates about 2 acres with animated Christmas inflatables and lights galore! He’s did this for years! He welcomes everyone. He greets every car at the entrance and gives everyone a candy cane. It is completely FREE! Drive-thru only. Its open to the public everyday at dark until 9:30pm through Christmas, unless its raining.”
*Submitted Listing – Nilmeier Family Light Show is up using Xlights Software. 7500 pixel.lights with singing animations. The theme this year is 80 songs with Christmas Lyrics. 500 hours into coding to bring an exciting and memorable experience. Will have drone footage next week. Show runs Monday thru Thursday to PM and Friday and Saturday 10PM or 11PM based on traffic. Tune to 95.5 FM sit back and enjoy and come see us at 292 Autumn Glen Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29303.
Whitemarsh Christmas Nightly 6-9 PM until New Years! “Tune to 88.1 to hear the projector running on the side of the house. Drop a letter to Santa in the mailbox, grab a candy cane out of Santa’s boot and take a picture as an elf or Santa. Please stay on the sidewalk or within the lighted walkway through the grass. Follow our page for weather related show changes or cancellations. Enjoy and Merry Christmas from the Anthony’s!” 902 Whitemarsh Avenue in Simpsonville.
The Christmas House in Inman has over 100,000 lights synced to music. It’s located at 360 Foster Road in Inman. Thanksgiving night around 5:30 pm – through New Year’s Eve.
Nodine Family Christmas Light Show Dates: 11/25 – 12/31 from 6-10pm daily. Located on 185 Holston Valley Circle, Inman SC 29349. Tune in to 107.5FM for your music! This years show includes 21 custom sequences, totaling over 72 minutes of songs synchronized to the Christmas lights.
Holiday Sights and Sounds is a wonderful lighting display that maintains a nostalgic feel with a modern twist! Check this display out at 417 Woodgrove Trace, Spartanburg SC. (Have not seen updates for 2022)
The Peck Family Christmas display has thousands of lights, animated and static. Go see this display at 119 Crosshill Rd, Moore, SC.
Poole’s Christmas Light Show located at 6264 Highway 92, Enoree, this spectacular display of over 28,000 lights synchronized to music is a FREE display that runs from Thanksgiving to Dec 26. Tune into 92.7 to listen to the lights!
Wonderland on School Street Wonderland on School Street has around 40k to 50k beautiful lights. Visit Santa every Friday and Saturday night from 7pm to 9pm until December 23rd! Visit this display at 380 School St, Duncan, SC 29334.
The Belcher Family Tradition Enjoy the Belcher Family light display in Lyman, 473 Rebel Ridge Rd, Lyman, SC 29365, USA.
Drive-thru Light Shows
Holiday Lights Trolley Tour-Main Street Trolley
On board, enjoy hot chocolate, Christmas music and local history while seeing the best light displays in Spartanburg! Few tickets left!
Upstate Holiday Lights Show at Greenville-Pickens Speedway
Starting at $35 per car, Greenville-Pickens Speedway adds sparkle to the holidays this season with the area’s largest Christmas light show. Drive through a nighttime Christmas wonderland as 32 million colors set the sky ablaze, synchronized to the music of your favorite holiday classics… Visit this light show with attractions including a petting zoo, ice rink, and Santa’s Workshop at 3800 Calhoun Memorial Highway, Easley, SC 29640. Nov. 26 to Dec. 31 at 6 p.m.
Holiday Lights Safari Benefit at Hollywild
CELEBRATING 31 YEARS! In Wellford, for $10 per person, the Holiday Lights Safari Benefit at Hollywild features millions of lights! For an additional cost, drive through an enchanted deer forest and hand-feed deer, zebras, and other animals. It’s located at 2325 Hampton Road in Wellford. Nov. 20 to Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. nightly, in Spartanburg County.
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